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Inputting appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas

Inputting appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas - Sibelius Tutorial

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Inputting appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas

- Keypad layout number two allows you to input appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas. Appoggiaturas are grace notes without a slash through them, played on the beat. They are accessed from keypad layout number two with the forward slash button on Windows or the equal button on Mac. It's the key above the number eight on your numeric keypad on both systems. Acciaccaturas are grace notes with a slash through the stem, usually played before the beat. They're accessed from keypad layout number two with the asterisk button on Windows, or the forward slash button on Mac. Which is the key above number nine on the numeric keypad on both systems. If using the numeric keypad during note input to input grace notes seems confusing or tedious, hint I think it is. Then you might find it easier to Escape, load them in your mouse from the on-screen keypad, and then click them into the score page. (piano note plays) Grace notes default to…

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